What is CEADS?
The Common European Agricultural Data Space (CEADS) is a European initiative that enables trusted, secure, and interoperable data sharing across the agri‑food sector.
CEADS does not store or sell data, and it does not replace existing platforms. Instead, it connects existing data sharing initiatives, organisations, and services across Europe by aligning them through shared rules, governance, and interoperability standards.
By doing so, CEADS makes it easier to reuse agricultural data across borders and sectors, while ensuring data sovereignty, legal compliance, and trust for all participants.
- 36 partner
- 15 countries
- 3 years (April 2025 – March 2029)
- 8 use cases
Mission & objectives
CEADS aims to support a more data‑driven, sustainable, and competitive European agri‑food sector. Its main objectives are to:
1
enable secure and trusted data sharing across Europe
2
reduce fragmentation between national and sectoral data initiatives
3
lower the cost and complexity of data integration
4
support innovation through real‑world use cases
5
respect data sovereignty, privacy, and ethical principles
6
strengthen existing data sharing initiatives rather than replace them
Through CEADS, organizations can collaborate more efficiently and scale digital solutions beyond national borders.
European context & policy alignment
CEADS is part of the European Strategy for Data and contributes to the development of Common European Data Spaces. It is aligned with key EU legislation, including:
- the Data Governance Act (DGA),
- the Data Act,
- and related digital and data policies.
As a co‑funded European initiative, CEADS follows a shared European direction while remaining adaptable to country‑ and sector‑specific contexts. This ensures consistency at EU level, without imposing a one‑size‑fits‑all model on agriculture.
Consortium partners
36 partners from 15 EU countries, coordinated by the Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (EV ILVO, Belgium), working together to create a truly European agricultural data space.
